Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kom-pluh-kant

Sentence: Jill thinks of herself as a very humble person. Just to prove it she will complirecant anything nice that is said about her. After a few encounters people don't think of her as humble but rude and arrogant. She wonders why she never gets a date.

Etymology: compliment (an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration) + recant (to withdraw or disavow) + can't (Unwilling or unable to)

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Created by: LordJono

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Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: app er flat ick

Sentence: Stan hated when Mary's responses were all aperflattic, to the point he never gave her any more compliments.

Etymology: from apathy and from flattery to be apparently apathetic about flattery

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Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: Ree-Flu-See

Sentence: Hey Reflousy, you're looking quite smashing today. No, I'm not. Actually you are. No. Yes. No.

Etymology: Refuse + Floozy

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Created by: MrBlack

Pronunciation: Sel-fug-li-nate

Sentence: Rachel, ever the selfuglinator, met every one of Tommy's somewhat 'provocative' comments with a blank stare.

Etymology: Self meaning oneself, uglinate - to make ugly

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: FLA-tur-ta-tur

Sentence: In a vain attempt to appear modest, Sue would always flattertatter any morsel of flattery sent her way; in reality, we all knew she was a compliment whore, looking to be reflatterized. (In the interest of a smaller sentence, I reverbotomized flattery.)

Etymology: flatter, tatter (to tear to shreds)

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COMMENTS:

Good reverb! - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 10:04:00

I was briefly proud of it, until I discovered I was a vocabuloser. - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-19: 18:05:00

Tee hee!! - Sed8ed, 2007-01-19: 23:59:00

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Created by: mickey666

Pronunciation: sub-eeger-eego-ism

Sentence: "Hi Anne, you look great", said Mary. Mary replied, "I wish I did, but I think I look dreadful" in a display of subeageregoism.

Etymology: sub = below Eager = with enthusiam Egoism = feeling of self importance or inflated worth

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Created by: PolishedAmethyst

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Sentence: Brent paid Angie a compliment, but as usual, she igmired him, wanting to hear more about how beautiful she is.

Etymology: Ignore, admire

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Thanks to all who voted for any words I submitted (yeah, I'm a noob). If only they could issue more points for me to vote with...there are so many great entries. It's hard to vote knowing that you only have two to work with. Something that may give some of you a kick: I went to work with a few words you have entered and we are using them in regular conversation - how funny! And yes, of course I gave you credit. ;) - PolishedAmethyst, 2007-01-21: 03:14:00

Yeah, sometimes I feel it'd be nice if we could rank them instead of voting, but there are often too many. At least we get to vote for two. - ErWenn, 2007-01-21: 10:55:00

I'm curious, which ones have you managed to slip into conversation, and how much did you have to explain yourself? - ErWenn, 2007-01-21: 10:55:00

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Created by: danboaz

Pronunciation: com-pli-men-tal

Sentence: any time Sunsan recieved the slightest bit of praise she went completely complimental

Etymology: compliment + mental

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Hey Dan, Excellent! Oops... Hope you don't go complimental. - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 09:57:00

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Created by: Sarfaraz

Pronunciation: comp...li..grate

Sentence: I felt myself thrown out of the room when my words were compligrated.

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